Fossils Quizizz Core 4

Most fossils are formed within which kind of rock?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• they form equally in all types of rock

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• dinosaur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?

• The animal lived in the water

• The animal lived near the beach.

• The animal is a carnivore.

• The animal only ate plants.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

• An animal ate the fish.

• The water covered the area long ago.

• Today's fish looks the same

• The fish is endangered.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What replaces the wood of a once-living thing to form petrified wood?

• amber

• cast

• mold

• minerals

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

• fossil

• extinct

• endangered

• minerals

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 

• A,B,C,D
• D,C,B,A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Scientist study the ____________________ to learn about the history of life, past environments on Earth, and how different groups of organisms have changed over time.

• fossil record

• animal record

• historical record

• Earth record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A fossil of sea shells were found in the Arctic... this most likely means...

• the Arctic was once under water

• A shell was dropped off by a bird in the Arctic

• Shells now form in the Arctic

• Wind carried the shell to the Arctic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Fossils can provide evidence of how life has changed over time, how Earth's surface has changed, and clues about what past environments were like.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3